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I need to know if this is a hen or a rooster -

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Please help me . I am at a loss ... i need to know if this is a hen or not . It is mix breed and i cant have roosters . Im having trouble determining. Thanks for any help . The bird is a few (like 3-4 ) months old according to who i bought it from. What is throwing me is the bird will not super loud but will crow every couple of weeks a few times but not like i assume a rooster would crow ? Im so confused cause i think it looks more hen like.
 
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As Robin said, the age is needed. To me, it looks like some of the hatchery "egg layer mixes" that were sold this past 2020 season. I have three hens which look very much like your bird.
 
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A few months is pretty subjective, is it three, eight? It matters when looking for the physical characteristics of a budding young male.

Some hens will crow when there is no rooster around. All you can do is keep an eye on her/him.

Although I've had a hen crow and there was probably a dozen roosters in residence.
like 3 months . I have a known rooster in the flock but he is very odd , older by a month or so and currently displays no rooster behavior .
 
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